How to Attract Hummingbirds

Video Transcript

"Hi, my name is Bo Brown, and I'm here to talk about attracting hummingbirds to your feeders. You want to purchase several types of feeders, fairly large enough, so you don't have to fill them too often, and make sure they're pretty colorful, so you don't have to put the coloring in the water, which usually isn't good for the birds. A mix of one part sugar, to four parts water, is about the best, and don't use anything but white cane sugar. Any other type of sugar isn't as good, and anything like honey, or other like raw sugar, can provide a home for bacteria, that will be harmful to the birds. When using distilled water, you want to use a little pinch of non-iodized salt in there, to make up for the lost minerals, during the distillation process. The birds really need those extra minerals in the water. Also, place rotten fruit, banana peels, any pieces of fruit around there, that will attract fruit flies. Insects will make up a large part of the diet of those birds, in their nesting part of their season. The nectar basically provides fuel for them to go bug chasing, so that will help attract the birds, for them during their nesting season, as well. Also, clean the feeders on a monthly basis, with a bleach solution. The mold that can build up in there, can also be harmful to them, and every time you refill the feeder, wash it out with hot tap water, and a bottle brush, and remove any signs of the black mold that can form on there."